She had a serious disease, but she did not want to pass away in Prime Minister Meloni’s government. Due to the passing of Italian author Michela Murgia, this request was not granted.
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Michela Murgia, an Italian author and campaigner for the left, has passed away. She passed away on Thursday at the age of 51, according to her German publisher Wagenbach.
In 1972, Murgia was born in Sardinia. She was a religion teacher while also pursuing theology. Her debut work, “il mondo deve sapere,” about the circumstances at a contact centre, was released in 2006.
Her 2009 book “Accabadora” won the prestigious Premio Campiello. Murgia touchedly merged ancient and contemporary Italy in it, reaching readers in German-speaking nations as a result.
Murgia distinguished herself in Italian social politics as a dedicated and critical left-wing voice in addition to her literary writing.
She steadfastly opposes the rightward shift in Italian culture, sexism, homophobia, and traditional family politics through radio and television interventions as well as pieces like “Become a fascist-Eineanleitun” (2019).
She wrote a book in 2011 titled “Ave Mary” that discusses the status of women in the Catholic community as one of her political publications. Murgia most recently advocated for the rights of LGBTQ individuals in Italy. She also criticised the right-wing leadership in Italy.
Murgia was forthright about her critical illness: In an interview with the daily “Corriere della Sera” in May of this year, she disclosed that she had kidney cancer. She didn’t want to pass away under Prime Minister Meloni, despite the fact that her disease was already well along at the time. She has not had her dream fulfilled.
In her newly released collection of short tales, “Tre ciotole” (“Three bowls”), she also discussed her sickness and impending separation from her family. In January 2024, the book will be published in German.